S.L. 390.5 Art. 9ARecognition of formal qualifications awarded in particular countries.

(1) The Board shall recognise those diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications in the field of architecture in the case of nationals of the Member States whose diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications in the field of architecture were awarded by, or whose training started in, the former Czechoslovakia, the former Soviet Union or

Yugoslavia and this only as per the requisites of sub-article (2).

(2) Sub-regulation (1) applies only to the following countries and on condition that they attest that those qualifications have, on their territory, the same effect as the national qualifications in architecture listed in the First Schedule:

(a) the authorities of the Czech Republic in the case of education or training in the former Czechoslovakia before 1 January 1993;

(b) the authorities of Estonia in the case of education or training in the former Soviet Union before 20 August 1991;

(c) the authorities of Latvia in the case of education or training in the former Soviet Union before 21st August 1991;

(d) the authorities of Lithuania in the case of education or training in the former Soviet Union before 11 March 1990;

(e) the authorities of Slovakia in the case of education or training in the former Czechoslovakia before 1 January 1993;

(f) the authorities of Slovenia in the case of education or training in Yugoslavia before 25 June 1991;

(g) the authorities of Croatia in the case of education or training in Yugoslavia before 8 October 1991.

(3) In terms of sub-regulation (1) the Board shall only recognise the education or training acquired on the dates given in sub-regulation (2).

(4) The attestation in sub-regulation (2) shall be accompanied by a certificate issued by the same authorities therein indicated stating that those Member State nationals have effectively and lawfully been engaged in activities in the field of architecture in the authorities’ territory for at least three consecutive years during the five years prior to the date of issue of the certificate.

(5) The Board shall give the following evidence the same effect in Malta as evidence of formal qualifications it itself issues for the purposes of access to and pursuit of the professional activities of perit: evidence of completion of training existing as of 5 August 1985 and commenced no later than 17 January 2014, provided by ‘Fachhochschulen’ in the Federal Republic of Germany over a period of three years, satisfying the requirements set out in Article 46(2) of Directive 2005/36/EC and giving access to the activities referred to in Article 48 of Directive 2005/36/EC in that Member State under the professional title of ‘architect’, in so far as the training was followed by a four-year period of professional experience in the Federal Republic of Germany, as attested by a certificate issued by the competent authority in whose roll the name of the architect wishing to benefit from the provisions of Directive 2005/36/EC appears.